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Short Leg Splint Supplies, Adult, Fiberglass

North Carolina rates for HCPCS Q4046

Cast supplies, short leg splint, adult (11 years +), fiberglass

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Short Leg Splint Supplies, Adult, Fiberglass cost?

$17.78

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $17.78 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $17.78 from a physician practice, and about $20.42 from a hospital or other facility.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$17.78$13.49 to $19.05
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$20.42$20.42 to $28.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $20 · 10th to 90th $20 to $45Professionalmedian $18 · 10th to 90th $10 to $22
$10$20$50$100facility $20professional $18

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$20.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$20.42
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$34.67
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$44.67
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$19.05
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$9.77
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$102.33
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$38.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$12.88
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$10.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$4.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$15.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$2.45
Median
$3.09
Typical High
$3.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$1.62
Median
$2.04
Typical High
$2.04
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$27.54

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 2.9 times more in Rhode Island than in New York. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

North Carolina· 20th of 51

$17.78

RI $26.92NY $9.33

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.